The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 11, 1895, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1895. e's Big *1492." Othello.” Cleopatra. “A Son of Thespis. The Beggar Siudent. 1gh-Class Vaudevil [\cAzaR.—“An Ionest Ginl” and CALIFORNIA THEATER EROVIPS tle John MECHANIC SHCOT THE CHUTES Ulock east of the Pa rCTION Co.—This day (Wednes. Art and Curios, at 22 Geary street, LIAM BUTTERFIELD — Thursday, De- . Ol Paintings, at 19 Montgomery 11 o'clock. UMBSEN & >0.—Real Estate, Saturday, at 12 0’ noon at sroom, 14 v will resume the boodle in- pecial session this evening. tiffs closed their ¢ before Judge H licial Hammo , with probs se in the I d ye predicts i crea n young wome Elijah” was s he will pu t the manage he h Mechan ite all the knocking out the ground of e of Wal llace ye er of I he National sent to Was t ay. t for the exeeu on_of building of the union he foot of Market ck to pay Troutt yes » is no reason yme epide amson sa yphoid f Francisco. He thi ater has ch to to the Health Department. v. 512 Bush street, swo 1dge Conl in the City and Cou charge of burgla she is erintendent James E. White of way Mail Service of the United States rec mendsin his Teport that Congress pass a | ng compensation 1o employes, or th , for injuries received while in the ned by held to answer before the Judge Joachimsen on two charges of fo $2000 bonds on each. In &n answer to_Treasurer Widber's de for the collateral inheritance tax on the ford leeatees Mrs. Stanford has alle action now pending against the esta the U States coUrts is & bar to a proceedings on the part of the Treas A complaint was filed yesterday wi tion by a Madame Poupion re; 2 a charge of embezzlement she made against At- torney Franklin P. Bull nearly ten years ago, and from which he was completely exoner- ated after an investigation by the association. svernor Budd will soon send an agent to the Eastern prisons to gather statistics show- ing the quantity of convict-made articles made, and sold in California. The Manufacturers’ Association wisbes Labor Commissioner Fitz- geraid to moke an investigation into the sab- ject. Two of Howell's witnesses, N. C. Hanscom and C. D. Harsin, are under & shadow in the United States District Court on account of their connection with the celebrated counter- feiting case. Indictments may result. Howeil is expected to take the stand in his 6wn behalf to-day. Merchants have petitioned the Board of Su- crvisors to take up the bitumen and put down asalt blocks on Front street, from Market to Commercial, as the bitumen is so slippery when damp in the morning that horses en- gaged in heavy draying fall and injure them- selves. A conference of committees from the Chamber of Commerce and the Manufacturers’ and Pro- ducers’_Association will soon be held with a view of calling the attention of Congress to the threntened dangers erising from the un- restricted importation of the products of clieap Japanese labor. Dr. W. W. Case, pastor of Howard-strect Methodist Church, yesterday wrote a reply to Father Yorke’s letter of the 9th inst. The *hird attorney has not vet been named in the controversy between Rev. Donald Ross and Father Yorke. Mr. Quitzow declines to erlY to Father Yorke. All of which appears in this issue of THE CALL, le rain Wednesday | “| the soldier pac | control. n Temple by the | " | from the Oregon Railway HALONG THE WATER FRONT, A Presidio Soldier Took Com- mand of the Ship Glory of the Seas. ORDERED LINES CAST OFF. Two Chinese Maidens Nearly Missed Their Passage by the Steamer Gaelic. One of the soldiers from the Presidio had a “jolly, old time” on the American ship Glory of the Seas yesterday. During the absence of Captain Freeman he went | aboard and assumed command. The mate {was below looking after the coal being | discharged and the soldier had everything his own way for a few minutes. He or- dered the lines cast off, and the sailors hinking he was a United States officer command. The Glory of the drift down on the British ie, and then the mate for the first time that something When the buckets in which oal is discharged ceased making their I} he rushed on deck and found 1z the quarterdeck in full It did not take long to get the n, and then the mate rtruder. That soldier will ks of his experience on the of the Seas for many a day. The were called for, but before Officer | ldrget on the scene the man from was hull down in the direc- Point. ship tied up a went for the | bear the ma Glory polic it that the Southern Pacific is ne- g for the purchase of the Monti- Manager Hatch of the steamer e idea to scorn. He says the o0 is in the fight to stay, and that will remain at §1 for the rouna | 5 cents one way. We have no 1tion of making a reduction,” said he day, “anc are not going to sell T'he service we are giving the people llejo is worth what we charge, and if t want to patronize us, well and | : Vallejo is still being fought bitter], Ru- b » and w of the strong opposition of the ol the owners of the Mon- en compelled to cut down | expenses. nt Benjamin, who repre- sented the owners at this end, has been dispensed with and other cuts are ex- The Occi Company’ lental and Oriental Steamship c sailed for Hongkong | via Yokohama yesterday. She was de- layed “considerably in getting away, owing to the late arrival of her passen- gers.” Two Chinese damsels from Los An- | geles drove furiously down the wharfafter the ship had backed out into the stream. \ re in de ir until Captain Dris- coll came to their rescue. He pressed the little tug Pup into service and by means of Saville was not authorized by her to sizn the checks. She denied that he had ever been employed on her ranch in Napa County. G McCracken and Young identified Saville as the man who passed the checks upon them and the Judge held him to answer before the Superior Court on both charges in $2000 bonds on each. GEORGE GIBBS' WILL. A Few Small Bequésts Left to Friends Are the Only Ones Men- tioned. The will of George W. Gibbs was filed for probzte on Monday. His property was nearly all distributed before his death, and so he had but little to leave by testament. The will is holographic, and reads as fol- lows: 1, George William Gibbs, of the City and County of San Francisco, State of California, of sound and disposing mind and memory, but conscious of the uncertainty of life, make, pub- lish and deciare this my last will and testa- ment in manner fotlowing; that is to sa; First—I revoke and annul all other wills heretofore made by me. Second—I give and bequeath the sum of 100 to each child of Marie Louise Hastings, & widow now resiging in London, England, formerly of San Francisco, and daughter of Sarah Maria Gray of San Francisco, Cal.; and I give and bequeath the sum of $100 to each child of every deceased child of said Marie Louise Hastings, if any. Third—I give, bequeath and devise all the rest, residue and remainder of my property, real’and personal, to my dear wife, Augusia Jane Gibbs of the City and County of San Fran- cisco, State of California. Fourth—I nominate and appoint said Au- gusta Jane Gibbs of San Francisco, State of Cali- fornia, my executrix of thismy last will and testament, and desire that no bondsor security be required of her. In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name at the City and County of San Fran- cisco, State of California, on this 30th day of January, A.D. one thousand eight hundred and ninety-four. G WILLIAM GIBBS. WAOTE THE WADHG NAME How a Careless Act Rendered an Otherwise Good Will Invalid. A Point in Probate Law That Caused a Split in the Supreme Court. A peculiar point in the attesting of wills has been decidea by the Supreme Court, a point moreover which has caused the Su- preme Judges to stand four to three in up- holding the ruling of the lower court ap- pealed from. The facts were as follows: The will of Ozias Walker of Butte County was written by C. G. Warren, testator’s attorney, and was executed in the presence of Warren and H. C. White. The requirements of | the code were complied with in all respects | except that Warren, in signing his name, wrote C. G. Walker, his own initials and the testator’s surname. Upon this show- ing the lower court refused to permit the will to be probated. Judge Henshaw wrote the opinion | a bowline lowered the two women into it. They were then hurried out to the waiting ste: and were hauled aboard. took away ten cabin and 300 Chinese steerage passengers. the latter were six coolies who »d a landing. The steamer was | | i | | were refu vded W Captain Jacobs of the steam-schooner goouton hisy Captain Petersen of a will take his place for a couple of tripsand in the meantime the Laguna will e tied up. and Navigation | led for Portland s more freight offer- i but the passen- | | ilway a an she could ¢ not as b 2l since the s just com- 11d room ht at this time | The low of | Owing to t serior Court a! to this City. nt decision of the St 1l have a right to go on the ight this wee Navigation Pacifie_Coast s at Bro Company’s wharf and the ip Company’s wharv also been fed. The Oceanic » Company and the Pac fail ny have refused to recog- the court, and until an | worn out they will refuse anybody except those dulya n their ves, | amer Monowai, which sails to- | ian ports, will take | o of canned goods. 2 full passenger list. Jose in the cabinwill be H :nn Jr. The young man is a great 1 of the Princess Kaiulani, and as pected to visit Honolulu in the near he wants to be home to welcome n at Widemann and | s are engagec chooner J. Epping 2 3 erd the fleet to get av and her own- pect to get the first chance at the Special inducements have been held | ilors are to get 50 cents n taken, and the hu After a hunter killed get $2 for everv skin up to 0, and after that A | | | rcleared | ce is to be §3. | very few of the hunters will secure 300 | | The Eppinger has a crew for nine 1 | boats, ana the skipper says he will bring back a big catch. The British ship Kelat, which left San | | Francisco on July 22 last, was in collision | with the British steamer Cairnteck yester- v at Gloucester. The damage has not vet been ascertained. General Casin’s tug, the Barclay Golden, | Millionaire Slater’s yacht Eleanor | both arrived at San Diezo yesterday. The former put in for a supply of coal and the | latter for repairs to her propeller. The | | Golden kept up steam all the time she was | in port, and as soon as the coal was put aboard she sailed. As she had forty tons of black diamonds aboard when she left San Francisco the chances are that her di- | rectors expect to be some time at sea. The | Eleanor ran into a floating pile on her way | down and lost some of the blades of her propeller. A number of interested people are won- dering where the schooner Elwood is, Ac-, cording to Captain Swan of the bark Theo- bald, now in port, the Elwood_Jeft Cook’s Inlet on September 20 last for Glacier Bay. At the latter point she took on board some mail and a number of miners for Seattle r San Francisco. Since that time she has not been heard from. The chances are that the captain bas gone halibul fishing, and that he will turn up herein a few days with a full load. HELD FOR FORGERY. Bayard Saville Will Have to Answer to Two Charges. Bayard Saville, the ex-convict and con- fidence man, appeared in Judge Joachim- sen’s court vesterday morning for his pre- lyminary examination on two charges of forgery. i The complaining witnesses were Wil- Jiam McCracken of the Lick laundry, on whom he passed a check for §650 and A. L. Young of Wakelee & Co., druggists, Polk and Sutter streets, who got a check for $75 cashed by the cashier of the Butter-street Cable Company for Saville. The checks were drawn on the Califormia Bank and urported to be signed by Mrs. Theresa Bell, widow of the well-knowrr capitalist. Mrs. Bell testified that she had no ac- count at the California Bank; that the checks were not signed by her ana that ith freight, most of which was | | eral and he is the | which sustained the ruling of the lower { court, and Harrison, Temple and Beatty | concurred. Justices McFarland, Gar- |outte and Van Fleet wrote dissenting | opinions. | The point of Justice Henshaw’s opinion | was that the right to dispose of property is ! not an inherent right, but one obtained | from the Legislature, and that to take ad- vantage of the right thus conferred all the requirements must be scrupulously com- plied with. TItis held that as the law has prescribed that wills shall be witnessed by the witnesses signing their names, it can- not be concluded that any other form of ignature will do. **As well,”” the opinion tates, ‘‘could it be said that the require- ment of the attesting witnesses is novman- datory, and that the will, baving been attested by one witness, should have duly & been admitted to probate. In the absence |of any will the law makes a wise, lib- beneficent distribution of the :ad man’s estate, o wise indeed that the policy of permitting wills at all is often | gravely questioned. When a will is proved y exertion of the/court is directed to giving effect to the wishes of the testator, ? | butin the proving of tne instrument the | sole consideration before the court is whether or not the legislative mandates have been complied with. If not, then the law makes the will, and it is oiten a better one, embracing a more equitable distribu- tion of his property than that which the deceased attempted but failed to execute.’” Judge McFarland in dissenting held that there had been sufficient compliance with the formalities prescribed by the code. The signature written by Warren, he held, would bave been passed on any other instrument, and A.unld therefore be allowed on a will. To allow a will to be defeated by the careless or intentional mis- pelling of a name, Justice McFarland thought, would lead to great abuses. Justice Garoutte thought Juctice Hen- shaw’s opinion too technical. He thought the right to dispose of property is some- | thing more than the mere grace of the Lecislature; it is almost an inalienable t. Further, he held that as it was con- »d that had Walker signed *“Warren” will by mistake it could not have in- validated the will, he could not see why the mistake of Warren should destroy the document. Justice Van Fleet also wrote a dissenting’ opinion, but the decision of the four Justices prevails. MINERAL LANDS. ‘William H. Mills Still Has Full Charge of All Negotiations. William F. Herrin denies the report that in future he is to take the place of William H. Mills in negotiation between the South- ern Pacific Company and the State Miners’ Association relative to mineral land claims. He explained the probable origin of the erroneous report by stating that he haa simply been consulted as the head of the law department of the Southern Pacific Company, relative to the bills that were to be jointly agreed upon for submission to Congress by the Southern Pacific Company and the State Miners' Associa- tion. Continuing Mr. Herrin said ‘“The company has every disposition to agree upon some plan that will be satis- factory toall parties. We want the mineral lands segregated as soon as possible.” FEDERAL COURT CALENDAR. UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT. [McKenna, J. | Southern Pacific et al. vs. Board of Railroad Commissioners; motion of Government to in- tervene granted ; order to show cause continued to January 6. No calendar for to-day. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT. [Morrow. J.] United States vs. Howell; motions of de- fendant to compel to elect on certain counts denied; motion of defendant to dismiss as to certain counts denied, except as to count 10, which was granted; defense opens. For to-day—United States vs. Howell; de-|[ fendant to testify. French Kindergarten Bazaar. A novel entertainment for the benefit of a charitable organization will be held at the headquartere of the French Christian Union, 1518 Clay street, on the afternoon and evening of Frldl{ and Saturday. On both afternoons there will be Guignot and French kindergarten exercises, and children’s booths, to which the Girls’ Needlework Club and the Boys’ Manual Training Club will contribute tueir handi- { crime of murder in_the felonious, unlawful THE DOOM OF DURRANT, Sinister Death Warrant That Awaits Judge Murphy's Signature, BORDERED IN SOMBER BLACK. It Will Be Signed To.Day if a Writ of Probable Cause Be Not Issued. The death warrant for.Theodore Dur- rant is now ready to be signed by Judge Murphy. This will be done to-day, and unless a writ of probable cause is allowed to-morrow evening Will see the prisoner within San Quentin’s walls, close shaven, arrayed in the motley garb of the convicts and looking for the Supreme Cour to res- cue him from the shadow thrown by the gruesome warrant Which goes with hirp. The warrant itself is artistic, but/the black borders, the black ribbons, the black seal and the somber import of its resound- ing legal phrases, all combine to make it ized and directed to take and in said prison keep said defendent, William Henry Theodore Durrant, in close confinement until the execu- tion of said judgment of this court, and that is on the — day of -—, 1896, between the hours of sunrise and noon of said last-ramed day and within the walls of said State Prison, the said Warden execute the judg- ment of death so as aforesaid by the court ren- dered against said defendant, William Henry Theodore Durrant, upon the conviction of mur- der as hereinbefore stated,and hang the said defendant, William Henry Theodore Durrant, by the neck until he shall be dead. Done in open court this 6th day of December, A. D. 1895. D. J. MUurPRY, Judge of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco, State of California. Attest: C. F. CURRY, County Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the Supe- rior Court in and for the City and County of San Francisco, State of California. The warrant is the work of Benjamin F. Jones, one of County Clerk Curry’s depu- ties. LINCOLN EVENING SCHOOL. Efforts Are to Be Made to Consolidate It Out of Existence. There is a prospect of a lively meeting of the Board of Education to-night, when the matter of consolidating oui the Lincoln Evening School will come up. The board has decided that economy to the last degree is the only way to meet the salary demands for the present year, in- cluding the amount deducted from the salaries of teachers during October last, and efforts are being made to bring the matter to a focus. Principal McDonald of the Lincoln School has been asked for statistics regarding his losses, and his re- ply will probably be the basis of the move- ment to abolish the evening school. The | Inthe 5upnin Gomrt of the ity and County of SenFrancisca Stattof Californin Fon. B I Wurplyy Indge. T Rl ofthy oo btffrmar ’W Hlurde liamHenvyTheodoreBurrahvt) ik Zues) e @J({éa/’ =4 < i Haown 2,7 ot Pe i wnfl A G M o o loird i THE DEATH WARRANT FOR THE EXECUTION OF THEODORE DURRANT, NOW READY TO BE SIGNED BY JUDGE MURPHY. | an object of fascinating horror, impelling | one to read its words while he is repulsed | by their pitiless import. | To-day, when 1t is given to Judge Mur- phy to sign, he will fill out the blanks for the day and date of execution. Should a writ of probable cause be granted the war- rant will not be served and Durrant will not leave the jail, but if the writ be re- fused the power of the sinister parchment will be put into effect. { Following is the text of the warran In the Snperior Court of the City and County of San Francisco, State of California, Depari- ment 3, Hon. D. J, Murphy. Judge. The People of the State of California vs. Wil- liam_Henry Theodore Durrant, convicted of murder in the first degree. The People of the State of California to the Sheriff of the City and County of San Francisco and the Warden of the State Prison at San Quentin, in the county of Marin and State of Californis. Be it known that the defendant, William Henry Theodore Durrant, wes duly informed against by the District Attorney of the City and County of San Francisco, State of Califor- nia, by an information duly presented and filed in the Superior Court of the City and County of San Franeisco, State aforesaid, on the 22d day of ey, A D. 1895, charging said defendant, Villism Henry Theodore Durrant, with the and premeditated killing, with malice afore- thought, of one Blanche Lamont, & human be- ing, on or about the 3d day of April, A. D. 1‘393, at the said City and County of San Fran- cisco, Be it known that on said information the saia defendant, William Henry Theodore Durrant, was arraigned and pleaded ‘not guilty”’ of the offense charged in said informa- tion, and subsequently on the 1st day of No- vember, A.D. 1895, the defendant, William Henry Theodore Durrant, was duly tried on said information in the Sureflor Court of the City and County of San Francisco, State of California, and found “guilty of murder in the first degree” by the verdict of a jury duly ac- cepted, impaneled and (sworn to try said de- fendart, William Henry Theodore Durrant, on the said; information, and his plea of “not guilty” interposed thereto. Be it further known that on the 23d day of November, 1895, the said accused, William Henry Theodore Durrant, duly made a motion for a new trial in said cause, which, atter due consideration by the court, was on the 6th day of December, A. D. 1895, denied. And be it further known that on the 6th day of December, A.D. 1895, the Superior Court of the City and County of Ban Francisco, State of California, duly rendered a judgment upon said conviction'and upon said ‘verdict against said defendant, William Henry Theodore D rant, to the effect following—that is to The judgment of the law and the sentence of the court is that you, William Henry Theodore Durrant, be taken hence by the Sheriff of this City and County of San Francisco and by him detained in close confinement in the County Jail of said City and County, and within ten days from this date the said Sheriff is ordered and directed to deiiver said William Henry Theodore Durrant to the Warden of the State Prison of theState of California, at San Quentin, in the county of Marin, and after such delivery to said Warden that you, said William Henry Theodore Durrant, be kept and detained in said State Prison at San Quentin, by the War- den thereof, in close confinement, untfl such day as shall hereafter be designated ana_fixed in"the warrant of execution to be issued therein, and on the day so designated and fixed in said warrant of execution and be- tween the hours therein named, that you, William Henry Theodore Durrant, for ~the willful, deliberate and premeditated murder of Blanche Lamont, of which you have been duly convicted, be by the said Warden of the State Prison aforesaid, and within the walls of work. A special feature will be- the soiree musicale on Friday evening, when artists and smateurs recently from Europe will partici- pate. —e——— To-pDAY we make a complete display of al- bums, toilet cases and traveling sets. Every- thing good. No job lots. If you want to shop in a large, iight, clean store, where there is nothing but new goods, up-to-date styles, give us & _call. Open evenings. Saunborn, Vail & Co., 741 Market street. o said State Prison, h: nfied by the neck until ymllbo dead, and may God have mercy on your soul. Now, therefore, iou. the said Sheriff of the City and County of 8an Francisco, are hereby required and commanded to take the said de- fendant, Willlam Henry Theodore Durrant, hence to the State Prison of the State of Cali- fornia, at San Quentin, 1n the county of Marin, and State of Callfornia, and deliver him with this warrant into the custody of the Warden of the said State Prison atSan Quentinin the coun- ty of Marin, State aforesaid, and said Warden of said State Prison aforesaid is hereby author- matter will be bitterly contested, for Di- rector Barrett has declared that he is against any interference with the school first, last and all the time, and will fight the case before the oyen board in case any effort is made to abolish it. TWO MAY BE INDICTED Perjury and Bribery = Alleged Against Some of Howell's Witnesses. Connection of N.C.Hanscom and C. D. Harsin With the Case Being Looked Into. M. D. Howell himself is to take the stand to-day in the United States District Court. Attorney Campbell will probably call him as the first witness for the defense this morning. Mr. Campbell made a strong effort yes- terday to have thrown out of court certain counts of the indictment upon which Howell is being tried for passing counter- feit money. To allow the contending attorneys to settle the matter Judge Mor- row dismissed the jury for the occasion. The first attack on the indictment made by Mr. Campbell was his motion to have the Government compelled to choose which one of the three first counts it should stand upon. They -relate to How- ell’s receipt of the box of $180 in counter- feit money sent from Marsh to Stockton, and respectively specify dollar, half-dollar and 25-cent pieces, in the technical language of the document. Mr. Campbell contended that only one transaction was alleged by them and that the Government had no right to split it up into three parts. This motion the court promptly denied. His second motion was to compel the Gevernment to elect to stand upon either the counts involving the passing of paper or those relating to the bad coins. Counts 8,13 and 14 refer to the counterfeit paper money. Mr. Knight contended that one involved the other in the offense charged, and the court took this view also. Finally Mr. Campbell moved to dismiss as to counts 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13, claiming that the testimony of the prosecution as to each was not sufficient. One witness for instance, Ira B. Ladd, had not been able to say whether the bills were green- backs, treasury notes, bankbills, or what they were 1n the currency line. This the court denied, except as to count 10, which be allowed to be dismissed on the ground that Witness Henry Longer had testified that he was not positive whether the money given him came from Howell or not, or whether it was counterfeit or not, and his testimony bad been stricken out. The plea of the defense was then out- lined By Mr. Campbell. He spoke for some time. ; In substance the defense is that if How- ell had counterfeit money in his posses- sion and passed it, he must have gotit from Murray when the latter paid him a debt of $40." Mr. Campbell said Howell had received several bills in this transac- tion, and for all the defendant knew they may have been of a doubtful nature. The Harsin story that the money sent to Stockton was for Matt Jones and not for Howell was reproduced. Harsin had sworn_on the former trials that he had seen Howell hand the money to Matt Jones. Mrs. Howell would also go on the stana in behalf of her husband, said Mr. Camp- bell, and swear that it was she who found the ‘‘Dear Matt” letter, and that she would tell how she happened to find it. This letter March pronounces a forgery. It has been represented that it was written ::g. Marsh to Matt Jones, and 1t read like is: Dear Matt: Things are getting pretty hot here, and we'll have toget under cover,and nobody will suspect you, because the — was sent through that — fool H. FRED. Marsh says he never met Matt Jones un- til last Friday. The Harsin story, which was the par- ticular defense of Howell on the two former trials, and which Matt Jones is now personally present to contradict, has caused a very unpleasant turn to be taken in the case so far as two of Howell's wit- nesses are concerned. An affidavit has been made that C. D. Harsin perjured himself for a promise of $1000, and that he received $500 in cash as part payment for his testimony. The matier is in the hands of the Federal Grand Jury, and an indict- ment is expected against Harsin, who is nobody knows where. The peculiar connection N. C. Hanscom, late of Modesto and formerly of Stockton, has bad with the case is also being inves- tigated. Hanscom swore that he once met Matt Jones on a street in Stockton; that the latter proposed to him that they gos into the ‘‘queer’ business together, and that Jones had bad money in his posses- sion. It is charged against Hanscom that he was mixed up with Grant Howell in the spiriting away of Laura Welks, Howell’s domestic, who was to testify against her employer on the first trial, and that $5000 was devoted to that piece of work. Grant Howell’s whereabouts is unknown, and so is Hanscom’s justat present. Hanscom is to be subpenaed by the defense. A brother of Hanscom, S. L. Hanscom, was editor of the Modesto Herald. There has been a great deal of gossip about the two Hanscoms around the Appraiser’s building. Two indictments were reported by the Federal Grand Jury yesterday and placed on the secret file, but the rumor that they were for Harson and Hanscom proves to have been unfounded, as one is for a de- faultingz postmaster of a small postoffice, and the other for a timber land trespasser. Jones, Marsh and Murray will all be used to upset Howell’'s defense. The statements of Marsh and Murray are to the effect that Howell himself bought the box of $180 counterfeit money sent to _him at Stockton from this City through Wells Fargo & Co.’s Express May 19, 1892, an that he bought it direct from them. They exonerate Jones entirely. NEW TO-DAY. HOLIDAY PRESENTS! ALL NEW GOODS. A visit to our store will convince you that we have the best selected stock of HOLIDAY GOODS Ever shown at the right prices. SEE OUR DISPLAY OF USEFUL AND DESIRABLE HOLIDAY =:= GIFTS RN HANDKERCHIEFS NECKWEAR GLOVES FANS PURSES CARD CASES SHOPPING BAGS UMEBRELLAS TORTOISE-SHELL GOODS and STERLING SILVER NOVELTIES. DON'T -~ FAIL FANCY WORK ART -:- ROOMS ! Articles to suit the most economical pur- chaser. NEWNAN & LEVINSON, 125, 127, 129, 131 Kearny Street, BRANCH STORE—742 and 744 Market Street. NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. 4 FRICOLANDLR.GOTTLOD & co- L2333 ATDMAMAGERS -+~ A I GREAT TRULY SPEC:iACLE! LILLIAN LEWIS And & Star Cast in- “CLEOPATRA!” Magnificent Scenery and Costumes. All the Original Music. The Great Barefoot Ballet. MONDAY NEXT—MR. DANIEL SULLY. MOROSCO’S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. The Handsomest Family Theater in America. WALTER MOROSCO, Sole Lessee and Manager THIS EVENING AT EIGHT. America’s Representative Player and Playwright, MILTON NOBLES, ‘And the Charming Ingenue, DOLLIE NOBLES, 1n the Beautiful Pastoral Play, “A SON OF THESPIS I EVENING PRICES—25¢ and 50 Family Circle and Gallerv. 10c. Usual Matinees Saturday and Sunday. 7 NEW TO-DAY. 50 TEAS EXTRA QUALITY With each pound is given a Lovely Dish Newest Shapes Prettiest Decorations 100 Varieties to Choose From THEY ARE GEMS SEE THEM Great American Tmporting Tea Co. New StOI‘e 1344 Market st., Bet. 7th and 8th 140 Sixth st. 9 521 Montg’y ave. 2008 Fillmore st. 3006 Sixteenthst. 2510 Mission st. 218 Third st. (ity Stores, 104 Second s 617 Kearny st. Mission ( Washington Oakland H akland. 1San Pabloav. 616 E. Twelfth st Headquarters—52 Market St., S. F. A& We Operate 100 Stores und Agencies. 46 Ninth st. 7 Broadway. {Park st. and Alameda I: VAlamedusve: Write for Pric NEW TO-DAY-AMUSEMENTS, * AnD Co. "INCQRPD M‘EI‘\TRE PROPS. Packed to the Doors L TO-NIGH' Every Evening, Including Sunday. MATINEE SATURDAY. M 1492 The Original KILANYI LIVING PICTURES, 1111, ARD HARLOW. The Great BESSIE BONF “'he Wonderful RICE Adequate Scenic and Electrical Environment— Appropriate Costumes—Double Orchestra—A com- plete Metropolitan Production. Seats To-morrow (Thursday) rortaE 2d Week of *‘1492.” GET IN LINE EARLY. o Rerpnae -rumé P e Robert DOWNING-: SUPPORTED BY. A Large and Powerful Company. THIBT OTHELLO! and Sat. Mat., Thursday and Sunaay...... The Gladiator ... Ingomar Friday Juiius Cwesar Saturday. Next week, second and last of Robert DOWNING..........«t HELENA 17 GROVER’S ALCAZAR. “Wednesday Pop” Matinee To-Day ! AT 2 P. M. LAST BOOK SOUVENIR MATINEE. Ice Cream and Cake to All. LORD AND LADEHULTU DOUGLAS “AN HONEST GIRL” AND- “LITTLE JOEIN L.’ MATINEE PRICES—10c, 15¢, 25c. Night Prices—10c, 15¢, 25¢, 35¢, 50¢. Monday—“STREETS OF NEW YORK.” TIVOLI OPERA-HOUSE Mes ERNESTINE KRELING Proprietor & Managss EVERY EVENING THIS WEEK. Millocker's Romantic Opera, “THE BEGGAR STUDENT " Presented in a Careful Manuner. NEXT WEEK Von Suppe's Famous Military Opera, “EFATINITZALY — Reappearance of ALICE CARLE a8 Vladimir. LOOK OUT FOR “IXION!” The Most Gorgeous Holiday Spectacle Ever Offered. Popular Prices—25c and 50c. ORPHEUM. O'Farrell Street, Between Stockion and Powalt. TO-NIGHT AND DURING THE WEEK, A GREAT ALL-STAR BILL! MORE NEW PEOPLE ! HILL AND HULL, CLOTILDE ANTONIO, PHOITE-PINAUD TROUPE —AND OUR— UNRIVALED STELLAR COMPANY Reserved seats, 25c; Balcony, 10c; Opera chalrs and Box seats, 50c. AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE ONLY THING TO DO IN THE CITY IS SHOOT THE CHUTES i O <o Haight St., near the Park ——CONCERTS AT 2 AND 8 P. M.— ADMISSION 10 CENTS. POULTRY SHOW oF THE: California State Poultry Assn., MECHANICS’ PAVILION, December 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17, Day Admission, 50c; Evening, 25c. PACIFIC COAST JOCKEY CLUB (Ingleside Track). Dl FIVE OR MORE RACES DAILY. (RAIN OR SHINE.) FIRST RACE AT 2:00 P. Tl <t Night Again. ADMISSION $1.00. Take Southern Pacitic trains at Third and Town- send street Depot, leaving at 12:40 and 1:15 ». ». Fare for round trip, including admission to grand stand, $1. Take Mission-street electric line direct to track. A. B. SPRECKELS, W.S, LEAKE, President. Secretary.